Rob Zombie returns to Haddonfield Ill--and so does Michael Myers-for Halloween II (reviews); Just as "Death" itself takes a 4th group of good looking young people to The Final Destination (reviews)--In 3-D no less...Or is that 4-D?; Ang Lee is Taking Woodstock (reviews) and comedian Demetri Martin is along for the ride...
Pamela McClintock of Variety.
In an unusual blood fest, two horror films are opening directly against each other Friday at the domestic B.O. -- Warner Bros./New Line's "The Final Destination" and the Weinstein Co.'s "Halloween II."
While the two films are likely to cannibalize each other, "Final Destination" could get an extra boost from the added charge for a 3-D ticket. Pic opens in a total of 3,121 theaters, of which 1,678 are 3-D locations.
"Halloween II," bowing in 3,025 runs, staked out the date first, while "Final Destination" didn't have much room to maneuver because of the limited availability of 3-D screens.
Focus Features hopes the rock 'n' roll appeal of "Taking Woodstock" will expand beyond baby boomers as it opens nationwide after unspooling in New York and Los Angeles Wednesday.
Getting off to a solid start, "Woodstock" posted a per-screen average of $5,828 with $11,700 from Lincoln Plaza in Gotham and Arclight Hollywood. "Woodstock's" theater count goes up to 1,393 this weekend.
Focus is bowing "Woodstock" in the same slot as adult-skewing "The Constant Gardener" in 2005. The latter opened to roughly $8.7 million from 1,424 runs.
"Woodstock," co-written by Focus topper James Schamus and costing under $30 million to produce, is expected to open more modestly. Focus says the film is positioned perfectly as an adult alternative over Labor Day...
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